他上了一所好大学, 仅此而已。
How’s Mr. Aoki doing?
(青木先生干得怎么样?)
He went to a good college, but that’s all.
(他上了一所好大学, 仅此而已。)
that’s是that is的缩写。that’s all 指“这就是全部”、 “仅此而已”。
He attended a good college, but that’s all.
He studied at a good school, but that’s it.
他缺乏经验。
Will you hire him?
(你会雇他吗?)
No. He’s lacking in experience.
(不会。他缺乏经验。)
lacking “缺乏的”、 “不具备的”。
He doesn’t have enough experience.
He lacks enough experience.
什么都别告诉她, 她嘴太快。
Don’t tell her anything, because she’s a blabber-mouth.
(什么都别告诉她, 她嘴太快。)
Your secret is safe with me.
(我会替你保密的。)
blabber-mouth “大嘴巴”、 “轻易泄漏秘密、 嘴不严的人”。
secret “秘密”。safe “安全的”。
Don’t say anything to her, because she’ll blab it.
blab “喋喋不休”。
She can’t keep a secret, so don’t tell her anything.
他话说得太多。
He talks longer than is necessary.
(他话说得太多。)
Yeah, I know. He makes me tired.
(是, 我知道。他让我烦。)
He talks forever.
forever “永远地”、 “永久地”。
He speaks way too much.
(他话太多。)
他说话总是不着边际。
Somehow he never gets to the point.
(他说话总是不着边际。)
Tell him to stay focused.
(告诉他要围绕主题讲。)
somehow “不知为什么”、 “不知道怎么回事”。get to the point “抓住要点”、 “切中主题”。
He always beats around the bush.
(他说话总是兜圈子。)
beat around the bush “说话兜圈子”。
He can’t seem to get to the issue at hand.
(看起来他不会马上进入正题。)
at hand “马上”。
他在自相矛盾。
That’s not what he said yesterday.
(他昨天不是那么说的。)
He’s contradicting himself.
(他在自相矛盾。)
contradict oneself “说话自相矛盾”。
He says one thing and does another.
(他说一套做一套。)
He’s doing the exact opposite of what he said.
(他做的和他说的完全相反。)
exact “确切的”。opposite “相反的”。
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